May 28, 2012

this week was great. on saturday there was a huge storm i have never seen such powerful wind and rain. the wind was just ripping off roofs and knocking down signs and trees. they told us that we couldnt be in the street that we had to just go to visits because it was dangerous to be in the street. i have never been so wet. all my rain gear got soaked. i have rain paints but they got soaked. at first i was trying to avoid walking in puddles but after a while i was just completely soaked so i just started to walk through them. the streets were all flooded and looked like rivers. it was a really cool and neat experience. at the night we had to go home early at 7 30 because all the power was cut and it was all black and we could see anything. the next day sunday we had a conference in Lota and on the trip we saw all the trees that were just blown down with the wind. it is crazy to think about the power of nature. very few members went to the conference, i think because of the rain and the wind. sometimes in life we look for a reason not to do things. we look for a way not to go to church or not to complete with our calling instead of looking for how we can do it. that is the attitude we must work to develop a never quitting never giving up do whatever it takes and is required. really in the mission you get to see and asscioate with so many people and see what type of person you want to become and what type of family you want to have. really those who put the Lord 1st before all things are the only ones that are truly happy. as we concecrate our lives we are promised all that He has. As we give our will to God we win, when we surrender our will and gain the will of the Father we win. The most important lesson that i have learned in the mission is that Heavenly Father really does love us and wants the best for us and when we obey His commandments we are blessed and happy, and when we dont for whatever reason we aren´t. That i really do know with all my heart. I know that this is the only true church on the face of the Earth that really is guided and directed by Jesus Christ himself through revelation. Elder Brimhall

May 22, 2012

this week was great the president changed our p day to tuesday instead of monday, because it was a vacation day yesterday so we could find more people at home. it was cool. today with the zone we went to the mine of Lota it was good, a little over priced but it was cool and it was really interesting to see how they used to live and the things that they had to do to survive. i would have died if i had to work in the mine i couldnt stand up the whole time i had to stay hunched. but it was cool. we found a lot of great people this week and baptized again which is always a great week. i had interviews with the president, it was my last interview before i leave which is crazy. it was great President is a great guy and so nice he is always so fun to talk to. Arauco is good but in the comite that we have with the branch president there was a rebelion. so me and my companion were there with president and two other members. the other members both rebeled and one of them said that he wasnt going to go to arauco anymore and was going to go to lota to church. it was a pretty intense situtation but now it is a lot calmer, but it got pretty heated for a while. i just tried to stay neutral but it was definetly an interesting experience. we are working really hard and having lots of success it has been great. it is starting to get pretty cold and rain more often. the rain here is pretty intense. so all is well i am doing great. elder brimhall

May 7, 2012

hey hows it going. things here are doing well. we are working really hard and are doing our best. they changed our ward mission leader on sunday. so afterwards i went over to talk to him and was like ok so what day can you leave with us and he was like i cant i am busy with work, and stuff like that. so it was a little frusturing because he really doesnt want to do anything. i feel sometimes like Moroni when he is writing his letter to Pahoran and is like get off your butt and do something we are doing the best we can but we cant do it on our own. but arauco is good, the investigators are great and the people are great. the leaders are a little difficult but i dont want to complain, but it is a little hard because they dont want to do very much. so we are still working really hard. we had a great week. tommorrow there are cambios but we are staying together which is great because my companion is great. he is a humble hard worker. so i am doing great, arauco is doing a lot better as well. love you all Elder Brimhal